- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Nevada
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Michelle
Michelle Magee-Lopez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and life transitions. She works with concerns like depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, addictions, and issues around identity and multicultural stress. Her tone is practical and steady, aimed at parents and adults looking for straightforward support.
She blends a warm, client-centered style with practical strategies. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit real life.
Background and approach
Michelle draws on narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people reframe problems and build workable plans. Michelle studied Theater Arts at California State University Long Beach and later earned a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University Dominguez Hills. She has six years of professional experience and holds LMFT licenses in Nevada and California.
Her background in theatre sometimes informs how she uses role play, storytelling, and expressive exercises. These techniques are used gently to help people try new ways of communicating and responding. The work is conversational and collaborative, not theatrical for its own sake.
She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. That flexibility makes it easier to check in between busy parenting duties or life changes. Michelle aims to help clients feel more capable, clear, and connected as they navigate parenting and other stresses.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michelle helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit parenting and life stress
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps reflect what matters, and supports self-directed change. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives. It helps reframe problems and separate a person from the issue so new possibilities can emerge.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each client to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals and preferences. That collaboration means techniques can be adjusted over time to match changes in family life, work demands, or parenting needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule. Video is useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit a quick check-in, and messaging lets people keep progress going between sessions. These options give practical flexibility while keeping the focus on clear goals and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationships, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, addictions, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward, focusing on real-life steps and listening to each person's story before planning next moves.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has six years of clinical experience working in varied settings with adolescents, adults, and children.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Nevada and California and practices from California.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with Michelle?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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